Transformational Gift to Create Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

The Jackson Institute is designed to serve the whole University. It will offer courses for students in all of Yale’s schools who are interested in global affairs, and provide career counseling and placement services for any student who wishes to pursue a career in diplomatic service or with international agencies. The new Institute will also assume responsibility for the University’s core teaching programs in the area of contemporary international affairs, expanding the undergraduate International Studies major and elevating the master’s program in International Relations. It will serve as a center for discussion through active programs of public lectures, conferences, and executive education.